The Director of the National Park Service is pleased to send you the following announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places. For further information contact Edson Beall via voice (202) 354-2255, fax (202) 371-2229, regular or E-mail: Edson_Beall@nps.gov (Edson_Beall@nps.gov)

Washington, D.C.--Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton announced the designation of 15 properties in 11 states and the District of Columbia as National Historic Landmarks (NHL). The designated sites were recommended to the Secretary by the National Park System Advisory Board for their national significance in American history and culture.

A site is recognized as a NHL because of its historical importance to the entire nation. Only 2,341, or roughly 3%, of approximately 73,000 sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places have been selected for landmark designation. The Historic Sites Act of 1935 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to recognize historic places judged to have exceptional value to the nation. The newly designated sites appear below along with other actions.